This episode brings half of Snailmate, Kalen Lander, on for a little Jet Set Radio Future while it plays on Xbox. We chat things of his music origins, tour life, Snailmate’s tour life, Long Wongs, social media and more.

Don’t let the full moon of Friday the 13th distract you from a good week of music coming up around the Valley of the Sun! Friday 13 The Runner Up, Panic Baby, and The Edisons at the Rockbar The 16 Eyes, The Bleedouts, and El Googly Diablo at the Blooze Bar Wyves with Eric McFadden and Sara Robinson Band at Last Exit Live We Are Hologram single release party with Snailmate, Black Caesar, and Insomniacs at Irene’s Tap Room Vanna Oh! With The Maybe Next Years, Lifeguard at Lost Leaf…

Now up on YouTube and the podcast feeds, Reason Unknown guests on this episode going old school arcade gaming with the Simpsons Arcade! Find out where the band all began, they met each other, and perspectives on the lack of venues in the West Valley from some guys from the West Valley.

September is here, the days are getting shorter, and the music continues to roll on around the Valley of the Sun! Friday 6 The Accident Theory album release and debut show with Three Seconds More, No One Wins, and Gio, from Squared, at Rips Bar Coyote Tango and Bid for Escape Dual Release Show with LUAU and Cry Night at the Rebel Lounge Cum on your Back Show with the return of Dumpster Hump with Molotov Cockroach, Quantum Colossus, Corky’s Leather Jacket, and Earthwalker at Krusty Palmz WHY? With Barrie…

The compilation is a time honored tradition to find new music on the music labels you know. Labels have been doing it for decades now, giving you a sampling of artists and tracks off of their latest release. There were countless labels with each their own, like Punk-O-Rama and Fat Music for Fat People. A time honored tradition these days by many labels that have transitioned to doing comps digitally. In a similar fashion, you can find a few labels putting together a tour package of their latest album releasing…

Most of shows I go to accompanied by the breadth of music I catch tend to never lend to a full surprise. I always know a minimum of one band on a bill. Rarely is it where I haven’t the slightest clue on a show. However, in the case of Touché Amore and tour bill of Jerome’s Dream and Dangers, I went in completely unfamiliar. It was exciting watching bands I had no idea what to expect from beginning to end with a passionate crowd bolstering the energy in the…

Up on YouTube and podcast services is the latest episode. Four player stealth gaming is the name of Monaco’s game, and Twin Ponies is the band that joins me as we attempt our cooperative adventure on the Xbox 360 version. We chat about their band, music and games with it.

A busy couple days leading to Labor Day and then calms for the rest of the first week of September around Phoenix. Friday 30 Bear Ghost with WHSTLE and It’s Embarassing at Last Exit Live Robber’s Roost with Sore Eyes, Harry Jerkface, and Still Drunk Still at Tobacco Row Noonday Devils, Shovel, and Killing Sunday at the Blooze Bar After Nations, The Woodworks, The Psychedelephants, and the Smiling Faces at Tempe Tavern Human Ottoman with Audrey Heartburn and 2000 Foot Turtle at Bonus Round Dogbreth with ROAR, Foxx Bodies, and…

One of the pleasures of life is pure discovery. Going out to a place you have never been or taking a hiking trail that just caught your eye off the freeway. It brings a pure joy to seeing and experiencing the new things you took the chance to investigate. In the case of the night’s show, it was Retirement Party that was that discovery, coming through with Prince Daddy and the Hyena plus our local Troubled Minds. The guys of Troubled Minds are deservedly popping up more on the shows…

Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. They are what tend to separate you from your friends. They come out in many forms, from personality to what you wear. This is a word you could use to describe this lineup at the Marquee. In a night full of character, it started a little bittersweet with the last set by GodSpeedBall. One last fast paced punk rock performance on the big stage a good way to go out. Their on stage performance transferred from the small…